National Night Out

National Night Out (NNO) is an annual community event
designed to build a healthier, safer city; to generate support for anti-crime
programs; and to strengthen the police/community relationship. NNO is held on
the first Tuesday of August and was started by the National Association of
Town Watch in 1984. In 2010, the NNO campaign included citizens, law
enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations
and local officials from more than 15,000 communities in all 50 states,
U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, more
than 37 million people participated in the program that year.

In Lakewood, the night is a city coming together to celebrate year-long
crime prevention efforts, to discuss current challenges within
neighborhoods and to rededicate efforts to strengthen the community. The
event provides opportunity for citizens and police to become acquainted,
share common goals and recommit to work together to ensure success.

Neighborhood block parties are an ideal way for neighbors to become
acquainted in a relaxed setting. Along with block parties, displays of
outdoor lights and front-porch gatherings, neighborhoods and towns
celebrate National Night Out with a variety of activities:

Cookouts

Visits from local police and sheriff
departments

Contests

Youth activities

Click the button below to register your NNO Block Party!

Registration for NNO 2016 is closed. Please call to see if any spots are open. If you have not registered, LPD cannot guarantee we will be able to attend your event.